He is currently in his fifth different spell atop the rankings. He will, however, lose his world number two spot to Daniil Medvedev a week on Monday. He was top 50 in June , top 20 for the first time in October and top 10 by March Brief dip and swift return Only a six-month injury absence in saw his ranking plunge, all the way to 22 the following summer.
Most weeks as world number 1 No. During this week spell, Sampras added a fourth US Open , second Australian Open and fourth Wimbledon title to his seven Slam titles so far achieved, as well as a best ever result at Roland Garros, reaching the semi-finals in The Serbian star held the number one ranking for his longest consecutive period from 7th July until 31st October Having first achieved the top spot by claiming his maiden Wimbledon title in , Djokovic had since spent 89 combined weeks there.
After defeating Roger Federer to clinch a second Wimbledon title, the Serb went on an unprecedented run of form across his week stint at the very top. In , Djokovic had one of the most incredible ATP seasons ever witnessed.
He also won six of the nine Masters events available, reaching the final of all eight that he took part in. Another ATP Finals title saw Djokovic finish the year with 16, ranking points, with second-placed Andy Murray on just 8, in comparison.
The eight-time Slam champion enjoyed three whole years in the number one spot from 9th September to 12th September Djokovic first clinched the number one ranking from Nadal when he defeated the Spaniard in the Wimbledon final.
Djokovic was 24 at the time. He has since accumulated weeks and counting atop the ATP rankings across five streaks. His longest run came between July and November , weeks in total.
Djokovic won five of his 20 Slam titles across that stretch, competing in seven of eight Major finals contested. At time of publication, Djokovic is just under 34 years and five months old as he extends his record tally in the world number one ranking position.
Djokovic recently took the record for most weeks total spent at world number one from Federer. However, the Swiss can lay claim to this particular milestone for some time yet.
WTA Ranking of the top female tennis players based on ranking points This feature is limited to our corporate solutions. Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data. Skip to main content Try our corporate solution for free! Single Accounts Corporate Solutions Universities. The statistic shows a ranking of the tennis players with the most weeks at the number one spot in the ATP world tennis rankings since the inauguration of the ranking in , when Ilie Nastase became the first No.
Rafael Nadal has been ranked No. The ranking takes into account the results of the immediate past 52 weeks. Ranking lists are usually issued each Monday except during the duration of the four Grand Slam tournaments and the events in Miami and Indian Wells.
The winner of one of the Grand Slam tournaments, for example, is awarded 2, ranking points, while the runner-up gets 1, ranking points. The Masters, challengers and futures tournaments are less valuable than the Grand Slam tournaments in regards to the number of ranking points a player can gain. Since ATP introduced its computerized ranking system in , 25 men have been ranked as the world number one. Roger Federer, winner of a record 19 Grand Slam titles in his career, also holds the record for the most total weeks at number one, with weeks spanning over three separate periods.
This achievement bettered the record of Pete Sampras who held the number one spot for weeks over eleven separate periods. Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors are the only other men to have ranked number one for more than weeks in total. Yet Federer remains the only man to be ranked number one for over weeks, a feat that has also been achieved by female players Martina Navratilova weeks and Steffi Graf weeks.
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